McCarthyism
Rosenberg Fund for Children celebrates 35 years supporting activist families
April 20, 2026Founded by the son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in 1990, the organization supports the children of activists targeted for political repression.
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Still burning: Mira Larkin and the living legacy of the Hollywood blacklist
December 16, 2025The blacklist era should not be forgotten but reflected upon. Mira Larkin, Albert Maltz's granddaughter, tells her story of the generational effects of the Red Scare.
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The cowboy and the communist: Why Frank Sinatra picked a fight with John Wayne
December 4, 2025Part of the Hollywood Ten, Albert Maltz had the "dubious honor" of being blacklisted twice when John Wayne and others in Hollywood targeted his working relationship with Frank Sinatra.
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The Case of the Hollywood 10: Movie moguls launch blacklist in 1947
November 25, 2025A stain on the history of U.S. democracy and the country’s entertainment industry to this day, the blacklist would remain in force until around 1960.
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Florida’s new teaching standards rehabilitate the anti-communist Red Scare
November 20, 2025Words like “McCarthyite” and “red-baiter” are being redefined as political slander against anti-communists.
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